Events and Programs Intern

Salary Unpaid

Are you a bit mad, very driven, and excited about building new things? Look no further! The Shortcut is seeking 3-5 talented Event Production Interns to join our team! We are a talent accelerator, helping people to enter the tech world by either creating a startup or joining one. We're a community-driven non-profit part of Startup Foundation, alongside eg. Slush and Maria01. We support our community through events, workshops and training to develop skills needed in high growth companies


The general scope of your responsibility will consist of:

  • Participate in ideation of new programs and events for The Shortcut

  • Building and executing awesome events as a part of an events team

  • Planning and supporting the coordination of logistics, catering, and setup for our events

  • Connecting with community members, potential partners and speakers

  • Gathering feedback and data from our events and using it to improve our activities

You are:

  • Energized and driven by subjects such as talent development, diversity in tech and The Shortcut mission

  • Ambitious, willing to grow as an event producer, and seeking to demonstrate your abilities

  • Able to respond to challenges by generating results, getting feedback, and improving based on that feedback

  • Interested in the field of technology

  • Able to work in a structured and proactive way to meet deadlines

  • Willing to sometimes work in the evenings and/or weekends (since most of our events take place at those times)

You have:

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Strong organizational skills and a structured way of working, with attention to the details

  • Preferably been organizing events before

  • Strong leadership and people coordination skills

We offer:

  • Platform to showcase your ability and increase your employability

  • Hands-on experience on events and programs created in the biggest startup ecosystem in the Nordics

  • Access to networking opportunities

  • Working with a diverse community of driven, like-minded doers



For more information or questions please contact us at michal.leshem@theshortcut.org

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Near public transit
Near public transit

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Skill development
Skill development

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Work life balance
Work life balance

Central office
Central office

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Working at
The Shortcut

We are an impact-driven non-profit organization. Our focus is on making a difference in the professional lives of our community members by providing them with insights and skills to build meaningful careers or entrepreneurship. We at The Shortcut work for entrepreneurial and professional integration and career transformation in Finland. We belong to the family of Finnish startup ecosystem along with Slush, Maria 01 startup hub and Junction, and are owned by Startup Foundation. We began as an entrepreneurial initiative in 2016 and have evolved into a diverse coaching, training and events hub, with a mission to change attitudes in Finland to be more welcoming towards international talents. For this we have just launched a nationwide attitude change campaign with over 25 other entities, https://maanpuolustaja.fi/en/.

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